In Union County, jobs in the health and personal care stores pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the health and personal care stores industry had the highest average wages in Union County for 2006. The average industry job in Union County was paid an annual wage of $54,718 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Tennessee of $30,466 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $30,135.

Top-pay jobs in Union County, Tennessee may be found in offices of physicians ($51,394), management and technical consulting services ($44,196), building equipment contractors ($32,055) and architectural and structural metals mfg. ($26,246) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Union County Wages have increased by 54.8% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Union County, Tennessee by a total of 54.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Tennessee and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Union County Industry Wages Lag Behind Tennessee, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Union County, Tennessee when analyzed can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 16.6 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $36,146. The average pay was less than the US average pay of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Union County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Union County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 38.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Tennessee, where the it saw a gain of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Union County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.3 in percent of jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (38.4 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (33.3 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (14.8 percent decline)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (9.5 percent decline)
5. Child day care services (4.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 5.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Union County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 182.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Union County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 3.9 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Union County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 17.4 percent.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (182.6 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (147.1 percent gain)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (41.7 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (35.0 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Union County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 30 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 41.7 percent of the total growth in Union County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (30 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (19 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (14 new jobs)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (8 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (6 new jobs)

From the 9 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 4 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Union County

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 41 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 83.0 percent of the total job loss in Union County, Tennessee.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (41 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (4 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (2 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (1 jobs lost)

In Union County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 109 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Union County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Union County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 30.5 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Tennessee, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 6.6 percent. The losses in the Other specialty trade contractors industry in Union County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 6.8 percent in terms of employees in the Other specialty trade contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (30.5 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (11.5 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (11.1 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (9.6 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (4 percent decline)

Union County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 66.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Union County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where this industry saw a gain of 9.1 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Union County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (66.7 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (20.0 percent gain)
3. Offices of physicians (18.3 percent gain)
4. Other general merchandise stores (16.7 percent gain)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (15.2 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Union County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other amusement and recreation industries industry has added the most employment with 9 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 27.1 percent of the total employment growth in Union County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (9 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (9 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (4 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (4 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (4 new jobs)

In Union County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 54 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 13 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Union County

The Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 12 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 51.4 percent of the total job loss in Union County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (12 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (8 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (1 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (13 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (11 jobs lost)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Union County, Tennessee

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Union County, Tennessee can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 19.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 100 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Union County, reporting 30.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Union County accounted a relatively low median household income of $31,982 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 33 percent lower than the household income median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and the median household income is 53.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $24,863. This income level is 22.3 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. In Union County, Tennessee White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $32,223 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic in Union County, Tennessee , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $19,443, this median is 39.2 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Union County had a median income of $30,713, this median was 4 percent less than the median income level in this area.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Union County, Tennessee

In Union County, Tennessee according the 2000 Decennial Census, 5.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Union County, Tennessee may to understood as having a less-educated working age population, with 5.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Union was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Union County, Tennessee, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 46 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Union have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 5.8 percent (Men) versus 5.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Less than High School category, with 41.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Union County, Tennessee

Union County, Tennessee has a population that is made of 97.4 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Union has increased the percent of minority population when 1.3 percent of the people were minorities.

Union County, Tennessee had a population of 19,076 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 17,871. This growth signifies an increase of 6.7 percent. Union ranks 41 of 95 counties when calculating total change in population for Tennessee and the county ranks 1,021 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In terms of total land area, Union encompasses a total area of 224 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 85 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Stephenson, IL (85 per sq. mile ), Crittenden, AR (85 per sq. mile ), Upson, GA (85 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lafourche, LA (85 per sq. mile ), Pike, KY (85 per sq. mile ), Chatham, NC (85 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Union County, Tennessee to be 37.3 years old. The median in Union is equal to the median age for the State of Tennessee of 37.3. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 35.8 years old. With 23.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Union can be understood as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 64.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 11.7 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Union internationally. The migration from outside the US into Union totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Tennessee. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Union County, Tennessee

In Union County, the census reported 8,688 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 544 homes since 2001, or 6.7 percent.

Union County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $79,000, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Tennessee 2000 home value of $93,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In the State of Tennessee, Union County stands 18 of 95 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 571 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Union County, Tennessee. In 2000, 84.6 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Union County, Tennessee -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Union County since 2001, going from making up 9.3 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Union County. The sector dealt with a loss of 199 jobs during the period, or 20.5 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 42.7 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Union County, Manufacturing, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 3.39. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 3.39 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Union County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Union County, with an employment growth of 38.7 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -1 percent. The State of Tennessee faced a industry job change of -0.3 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Union County, averaging 26 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Tennessee establishments size average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

Union County is ranked at 81 of 96 Counties throughout the State of Tennessee in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 80 of 96 Counties.

In Union County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 43.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 770 people employed. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade sectors account for 18.7 and 3.8 percent of total employment, respectively.



Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).